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Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERPs) integrate (or attempt to integrate) all data and processes of an organization into a single unified system. A typical ERP system will use multiple components of computer software and hardware to achieve the integration. A key ingredient of most ERP systems is the use of a single, unified database to store data for the various system modules. |
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With any technology, the vendor's job is to try to sell you their product, and they may rely on promises, superlative language and sparkling product demos to try to sway you. And with the midmarket ERP landscape crowded with players vying for your business's dollar, the prospect of choosing the right solution can seem even more daunting. But armed with these 10 questions, you'll be able to see through the hype and narrow down a few vendors that can really deliver what you need.
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| By : Epicor |
Published Date: Apr 19, 2006 |
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An ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and value-chain. Replacing it can open unlimited business opportunities. In this white paper are the 11 criteria that will allow you to identify and select the ERP system replacement solution that will meet these expectations.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Aug 01, 2007 |
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Enterprise system implementations can be invasive, disruptive, and even counter-productive, causing considerable expense, possibilities of wrenching business-process change, and gnawing uncertainty in the minds of employees. But while no magic pill guarantees an implementation will be quick, painless, and successful, there are steps manufacturers can take to secure ERP value without risk of catastrophic failure.
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| By : Metafuse |
Published Date: Sep 26, 2007 |
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In speaking with project managers, directors of operations, vice presidents of professional services, chief financial offers, and other project team members every day, we hear familiar stories repeatedly and there are some trends, or commonalities. This document outlines five of the most common project management challenges.
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| By : Epicor |
Published Date: Apr 19, 2006 |
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Why is Lean so popular? Because it delivers what manufacturing companies truly need in today's highly competitive world: shorter lead times, improved quality, reduced cost, increased profit, improved productivity and enhanced customer service.
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| By : Infor |
Published Date: Sep 07, 2006 |
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Budgeting is part of a larger, closed-loop process called "performance management." Performance management is a holistic approach to the way organizations direct and manage resources to achieve objectives. In the context of performance management, budgeting's central role is to support execution through the allocation of resources to the activities that drive value.
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| By : Concur |
Published Date: Aug 31, 2006 |
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A result of surveys with procurement, finance and travel executives from over 290 companies from an independent survey by Aberdeen Group, Inc. reveal that 26% of respondents plan on adopting an end-to-end travel booking and expense reporting solution within the next two years. Download a copy of the entire report from the Aberdeen Group now.
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When he joined SDBC in May of 2004, SunnyD's Chief Information Officer and Global Controller was faced with a classic build-or-buy decision, although the circumstances were less than typical. Despite the company just being carved out from Procter & Gamble with an experienced management team and a well-known brand name, it was missing a crucial operational element — an entire information technology infrastructure.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Sep 05, 2007 |
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Read how Enterprise SOA goes beyond the fundamentals of a service-oriented architecture (SOA). SOA is a distributed software model that uses independent Web services to support business processes as defined by SAP and its partners and customers.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Mar 14, 2007 |
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In retrospect, the initial e-sourcing waves that began a decade ago resembled a corporate “crash diet,” leaving an immediate and noticeable impact on the enterprise, but also a daunting challenge to develop a new and different program that could sustain these benefits and keep the “weight” off. As the use of basic sourcing strategies has reached saturation levels with certain categories, enterprises must utilize advanced sourcing strategies across a wider range of categories to deliver the same results.
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| By : IBM |
Published Date: Aug 08, 2006 |
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As manufacturing goes global, initiatives to standardize processes and key performance measurements across the enterprise to unite the greater supply chain are emerging. The main catalyst? Driving down costs in response to customer and market pressures. However, mid-size companies in particular are driving performance improvements with a more proactive, strategic vision for improving performance than reactively responding to cost pressure.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Aug 11, 2006 |
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An Aberdeen survey between nearly 140 enterprises showed that S&OP has helped a majority of companies to improve forecast accuracy and cross-departmental communication. But most companies have failed to see improvements in profit-related metrics like gross margin and customer retention. Traditional S&OP processes are no longer sufficient, S&OP has evolved to become Integrated Business Planning.
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| By : Infor |
Published Date: May 30, 2007 |
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In this report, find out the operational performance benefits that Best-in-Class manufacturers attribute to the use of Lean Scheduling and Execution principles. Read about Lean Scheduling key metrics and get ready to implement them. Discover best practices in Lean implementations and how these help reduce overall manufacturing costs.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Oct 15, 2008 |
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Corporate IT spending continues to grow. Since 1994, the IT spending per worker has more than doubled, from US$3,500 to US$8,000 per worker. Annual productivity growth in U.S. companies roughly doubled in the same period, after experiencing 1.4% growth for 20 years (Harvard Business Review, July–August 2008). But in today’s economy, competitive advantage is short-lived, and leading companies recognize that continued investments in the virtuous cycle of technology are required to stay ahead.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Apr 23, 2008 |
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Learn how mill products companies are going through a period of intense economic change triggered by a variety of factors, such as globalization, industry consolidation, volatility in raw material and energy prices, fierce competition, and increasingly demanding customers. Discover what best practices improve operational excellence.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Sep 24, 2007 |
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Consider how life sciences manufacturers can deal effectively with dynamic market needs, increased compliance requirements, more distributed manufacturing operations, and rapid product innovation. Addressing compliance management, integration, and data utilization will help improve responsiveness and performance.
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| By : Infor |
Published Date: Jan 18, 2007 |
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Over the past decade, the concept of lean manufacturing production has gone through a dramatic evolution from an obscure and isolated practice to a mainstream, extensively publicized methodology that is well known throughout the manufacturing and supply chain industry. Download white paper to learn more.
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| By : HP |
Published Date: Jul 21, 2008 |
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This case study highlights how one of the world's leading manufacturing companies employed a Mission Critical architecture to protect their most important systems. Learn how this customer achieved 99.99% availability of their systems for 4 straight years. As a result of adopting a high availability strategy, this HP customer saved 97 million Euros, by avoiding lost downtime.
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"Lean" is defined as a process to improve manufacturing and service operations, reduce waste, improve quality and drive down cost. While many packaging companies have embraced a number of Lean Manufacturing concepts, many have yet to fully realize the benefits of a fully-integrated Lean environment. Leveraging an ERP system that embraces "Lean" principles and incorporates industry specific best practices can facilitate and support the process. In this white paper, learn how lean manufacturing can apply to printing and packaging, and how an ERP system fits into the process.
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| By : Infor |
Published Date: Oct 05, 2005 |
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American Dairy Brands, a $300M division of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) which is the largest U.S. dairy cooperative marketing over 45 billion pounds of milk per year, has achieved substantial supply chain savings through Infor's Supply Chain solutions. Infor has given Dairy Farmers of America the ability to successfully manage the supply chain to drive service levels to greater than 99% for their Borden-brand cheese products.
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| By : TriNet |
Published Date: Mar 12, 2007 |
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Download this insightful Executive's Guide now and learn the four keys to minimizing human capital expenses which are vital to cutting HR costs.
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| By : PTC |
Published Date: May 18, 2006 |
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In today's complex global life sciences marketplace, the ability to manage product information is a daunting task. The ability to ensure greater control over this critical product information has led to the development of a standard for product information throughout the European Union. If your company as not begun to think about PIM, now is the time, download this white paper immediately.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Oct 13, 2008 |
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Human beings take risks. In business, one of the riskiest moves company stakeholders can take is to acquire and merge with another company or to divest part of what they have. Despite the best initial intentions between the merging companies, many mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures produce results far below expectations. For some companies, the experience can be more than maddening – it can be deadly, ending with the demise of the business.
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